I’m delighted to confirm that the following colleagues have recently achieved HEA Fellowship from Advance HE after applying through TeachBU: Associate Fellow: Aniebiet Ekong (FHSS) Rajib Shome (BUBS) Fellow: Aravind Reghunathan (BUBS) Rose Walford (FHSS) Sally Brown (FST) Senior Fellow: Roya Haratian (FST) Tilia Lenz (FHSS) Congratulations!!! Dr Martyn Polkinghorne Chair of the TeachBU Assessment… Read more » about TeachBU Update – Faculty Colleagues Achieving HEA Fellowship
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Getting Creative with Release Conditions in Brightspace
In Brightspace, Release Conditions can be used to trigger an event when a pre-set condition, or conditions, have been met. For example, an announcement could be released conditionally to students achieving a certain score in a formative quiz, offering generic feedback/feedforward suggestions to students within specified grade ranges. Release conditions are very flexible and can… Read more » about Getting Creative with Release Conditions in Brightspace
Mentimeter for students
You’re probably aware that we have an institutional licence for Mentimeter at BU, the audience response system that helps add those interactive elements to teaching sessions. But did you know that all BU students also have access to the BU Mentimeter account, meaning they can utilise the full functionality of Mentimeter? How might students use… Read more » about Mentimeter for students
The context of the inclusivity health check at BU
Last week the FLIE education enhancement workshops reached a milestone session as the third and final in the series on Inclusion Equity and Social Justice. It was taken as an opportunity to step back to review the context(s) of inclusivity in HE and at BU. In our globalised, internationalised, and interlinked world, we regularly encounter… Read more » about The context of the inclusivity health check at BU
LinkedIn Learning academic webinar
Say hello to hybrid! Wednesday 16 March 13:00-14:00 This webinar from LinkedIn Learning looks at how institutions across Europe, Middle East and Africa are leveraging LinkedIn Learning to adapt to new hybrid models of delivery or shift from remote back to in-person learning, for both students and staff. It will discuss strategy, promotion and best… Read more » about LinkedIn Learning academic webinar
This week – Education Enhancement Workshops
Looking for case studies ideas for your Advance HE Fellowship application? The lunchtime Education Enhancement workshops are a low stake investment in your professional development. Wednesday 9th March 12:00-13:00. Education Enhancement Workshop. Previous sessions on the Higher Education: Inclusion, Equity and Social Justice introduced the Equity Compass and in particular how approaches to learning can… Read more » about This week – Education Enhancement Workshops
TeachBU Mentors & TeachBU Assessors
We are expanding the pool of TeachBU Mentors and TeachBU Assessors. We are therefore seeking Expressions of Interest from interested and eligible staff. To be eligible you must be currently employed at BU, and be a Senior HEA Fellow gained through our TeachBU programme. Eligible staff may be from Faculties or from the Professional Services…. Read more » about TeachBU Mentors & TeachBU Assessors
Box of Broadcasts Television Archives
Learning on Screen, the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council are adding to their digital television archive. From this January 2022 the resources on Box of Broadcasts (BOB), the on demand TV and Radio service for education, are being updated with television transmissions from the BBC going back to the post-war period. These… Read more » about Box of Broadcasts Television Archives
Help in our commitment to inclusivity and diversity
BU’s Race Equality Charter (REC) Self-Assessment team have launched a survey for all staff and students to understand how they perceive and experience equality, diversity and inclusion. The survey only takes a few minutes to complete and the data is imperative to inform our institutional self-evaluation process and forms part of our REC application. You… Read more » about Help in our commitment to inclusivity and diversity
FLIE staff present at ‘Pedagogy and Practice when teaching and learning online’ national webinar
Colleagues, The University of Kent run a nationally influential Digital Education Webinar series, and its founder, Dr Phil Anthony of the University’s E-Learning Team was awarded the title of Learning Technologist of the Year 2021 by the Association for Learning Technology (ALT). This prestigious international prize, judged by an expert panel including leading scholars in digital education, recognises excellent practice and… Read more » about FLIE staff present at ‘Pedagogy and Practice when teaching and learning online’ national webinar
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